PCI-Express Host Cards and RAID cards

 Some great choices in PCIe SATA Host cards these days. All the cards except the internal port Sonnet card are Port Multiplier capable and can handle either single drives or Port Multiplier Enclosures with up to 5 drives per external cable. The new 4 Port Lycom card is a Silicon Image card that works with both Macs and PCs. This is one of the finest cards we have ever tested - fast and at an awesome price. From Sonnet we have the excellent E4P. This card is compatible with the Dual Core G5s and the MacPro towers.

  We also have a 2 port CalDigit or Lycom cards for those needing just one or two external ports. These 2 port cards take only a single lane of PCIe slot and are limited in total maximum throughput. Both cards use the identical SilImage 3132 chipset.

 All these cards are fully capable in Macs or PCs. All cards are Leopard compatible.

Not sure which PCI Slot or SATA Card you need? Find out by reading our SATA Host Card Guide.

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4 Port PCIe Host Cards

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MacPro Compatible    Lycom 4 Port PCIe SATAII Host Card

 Lycom LYCeSATA-4e PCIe 4 Port - 4 Port eSATA Host Card for PCI-Express slots. Port Multiplier Capable! Compatible with PCIe G5 ’Dual Core’ Macs, MacPro and Windows XP PCs with open PCIe slot. Great price for a top of the line Silicon Image based card. This is one of the top performers in either Mac or PCs. MacGurus number one PCIe card recommendation. $184.00

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MacPro Compatible    Sonnet Tempo E4P PCIe SATAII Host Card

 Tempo E4P with 4 External SATAII Ports, Port Multiplication capable and superior performance. If you are going to pick a great first product to be released for PCI-Express G5 Macs and PCs, this is the one to choose. Using Port Multiplication Enclosures from MacGurus you can attach up to 20 hard drives to this host card giving awesome capacities and never before seen speeds. Attach drives either directly or through one or more port multipliers, or a combination of both. This card will be hard to match. We at MacGurus couldn’t be happier that this card hits first, a solution for everyone here with speed, capacity and versatility unmatched. $288.00

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MacPro Compatible     Sonnet Tempo E4i PCIe SATAII Host Card - 4 Internal Ports

 Sonnet Tempo E4i - 4 Internal Port SATA Host Card for PCI-Express slots. 4 Internal SATAII ports. Compatible with PCIe G5 ’Dual Core’ Macs and Windows XP PCs with PCIe slot. Highly capable and speedy. $199.00

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2 Port PCIe Host Cards

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MacPro Compatible    CalDigit FASTA-2e PCIe SATAII Host Card

  CalDigit FASTA-2e 2 External Port SATAII host card. Works with the MacPro! Also compatible with Dual Core G5s and PCs. $69.00

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MacPro Compatible     Lycom eSATA 2 Port PCIe Host Card

  Lycom 2 Port eSATA RAID host card for PCs and Macs. Just about any version of Windows supported and Mac OS X version 10.4. Linux as well. PCIe 1 Lane. eSATA connectors. Port Multiplier Capable, perfect for use with the Burly Port Multiplier Enclosures. Will support up to 10 hard drives on port multiplier enclosures. Built in support for RAID0, 1, 0+1 as well as individually mounted JBOD drives. Great versatility at a great price. $49.00

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